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Brief annual report of the bird ringing at the Antikythira Bird Observatory
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OBSERVATORY
ANTIKYTHIRA BIRD
ABO’s NewsLetterBirdRinging
Hellenic Ornithological [email protected]
January 2010, Vol.2
Antikythera (35°51'N, 23°18'E), is located between the islands of Kythira and western Crete. Due to its position it is the first land for a lot of passerines after crossing the Mediterranean Sea during spring, and the last land, before the sea during autumn.
The first ringing activities took place on the island in 1982 by Triantaphyllos Akriotis (the present head of the Hellenic Bird Ringing Center, HBRC).The need of the establishment of a Bird Observatory was conceived in the mid-90s. In 1997, the community of Antikythira devolved the primary school building to the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) and an organized ringing expedition took place in the spring of 1998 with the support of Italian ringers. Nowadays the ringing activities on Antikythira are constant every spring (from 15 March to 31 May) and autumn (from 25 August to 10 November) and conducted by the HOS and HBRC. After the end of the bird ringing seson of 2009 more than 30000 birds have been ringed on the island.This is the second volume of the annual newsletter that along with the Antikythira Bird Observatory's (ABO) Home page (http://www .ornithologiki.gr / e n / o s a / i n d e x . p h p ) a n d A B O ' s b l o g (http://blogs.ornithologiki.gr/osa/) is produced for the public awareness on bird migration flow over the region.
Brief History of bird ringing on Antikythira
Spring season of 2009
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23/03 30/03 06/04 13/04 20/04 27/04 04/05 11/05
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In total 2445 birds of 55 species where ringed during the spring season. Details bout the species and numbers of birds ringed can been seen on Table 2. As can been seen from the phenology of the birds caught (Fig. 1) the day with the highest numbers of birds trapped was the 5th of May.
Figure 1. Phenology of spring migration
Brief History of bird ringing on Antikythira Autumn season of 2009
In total 1283 birds of 50 species where ringed during the autumn season. Details bout the species and numbers of birds ringed can been seen on Table 2. As can been seen from the phenology of the birds caught (Fig. 2) the day with the highest numbers of birds trapped was the 21st of September.
24/08 07/09 21/09 05/10 19/10
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Figure 2. Phenology of autumn migration
Recoveries
In total we had four birds either ringed or recaptured by ABO that was reported during 2009. One Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus (R2, Fig. 3) that had been ringed by ABO on mid April 2009 were recaught on Samos Island almost a year after, while one Eastern
Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida (R1, Fig. 3) that had been ringed by ABO on mid May 2008 was retraped at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory after 11 months and 22 days. It is worth mentioning that was the first Greek Eastern Olivaceous Warbler that was controlled abroad ever. The most impressive though was a Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix (C1, Fig. 3) that was rined as a pullus at mid Jun at Berzciems, Latvia and was retrapped at Antikythira 2 years 8 months and 25 days later, during spring migration. Last but not least a Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (C2, Fig. 3) that was ringed at Toffo an Alpine area of Italy on mid September of 2003 and was retraced after 1 years 7 months and 7 days on Antikythira during spring migration of 2005 was reported this year.
ABO’s BirdRinging (2010) NewsLetter Vol. 2
Highlights of the seasons
During the spring period one new species were added on the ABO's r inging l is t (http://www.ornithologiki.gr/en/osa/ringing_list.php). Even though Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli had been seen during previous seasons this one was first trapped. Other interesting species that are not so commonly trapped by ABO and ringed during this period was Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus and Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala. A Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus was present at the islands for some days but unfortunately it did not decide to fell into our nets!
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As far as for the autumn season we had three new species ringed for the Observatory. A Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla, which is a rarity for Greece, a Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis, and a Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea witch of course was not trapped by mist netting! Other interesting species that are not so commonly trapped by ABO but ringed during this season was Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea and Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
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Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
European Reed Warbler
Alcedo atthis
Common Kingfisher
Anthus campestris
Tawny Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Tree Pipit
Spring
Autu
mn
Table 1.Species ringed during 2009.
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Table 1.Species ringed during 2009 (Continuation).
Species Species
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus81 199
170 22Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus orientalis
Balkan Warbler7
Phylloscopus collybita
Common Chiffchaff73 19
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Redstart52 49
Passer hispaniolensis
Spanish Sparrow21 29
Otus scops
European Scops Owl14 8
Sylvia crassirostris
2Eastern Orphean Warbler
Sylvia communis
108 32Common Whitethroat
Sylvia cantillans
43 16Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia borin
437 118Garden Warbler
21 7European Turtle Dove
Sylvia atricapilla
72 102Blackcap
1
Saxicola torquatus
3Common Stonechat
Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Golden Oriole104
Oenanthe oenanthe
Northern Wheatear
4 1
1
15
5
2
5
2
4
1
1
1
1 32
1
25 8
149
48 154
1
53 3
21
2 5
Oenanthe hispanica
Black-eared Wheatear1
Muscicapa striata
Spotted Flycatcher141 118
Motacilla flava
Yellow Wagtail6 2
Motacilla cinerea
Grey Wagtail1
Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Nightingale77 7
10
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2 47
Saxicola rubetra
Whinchat
22 1
34 33
21 2
Streptopelia turtur
Merops apiaster
European Bee-eater
Luscinia luscinia
Thrush Nightingale2 2
Calonectris diomedea
Cory's Shearwater
Caprimulgus europaeus
European Nightjar
Carduelis carduelis
European Goldfinch
Carduelis chloris
European Greenfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Hawfinch
Cuculus canorus
Common Cuckoo
Delichon urbicum
Common House Martin
Emberiza calandra
Corn Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza pusilla
Little Bunting
Ficedula semitorquata
Semi-collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Erithacus rubecula
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Lanius minor
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius senator
Woodchat Shrike
Locustella luscinioides
Savi's Warbler1
Riparia riparia
Sand Martin
9
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chaffinch
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Spring
Autu
mn
71Hippolais icterina
Icterine Warbler
Spring
Autu
mn
72
European Robin
Falco tinnunculus
Common Kestrel
Red-rumped Swallow
Hirundo daurica
Hippolais pallida
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler25 1
92
ABO’s BirdRinging (2010) NewsLetter Vol. 2
Table 1.Species ringed during 2009 (Continuation).
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Jacek Chrusciel for being the head ringer during the Autumn season and Simon Valle, Dimitris Hatzidakis, Vered Aharon, Apostolis Markostomos, Tamara Mertes, Gabriel Jamie, Valerie De Liedekerke, Wil Beeren, Karel Van Endert, Guido Knoops, Daria Dadam, Elena Tores, Juan-Manuel Crego, Doris Siehoff and Manuel Freiburghaus for their precious help as volunteers
Species Spring
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Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Common Blackbird
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Turdus merula
Rüppell's Warbler
Sylvia rueppelli
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia curruca
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia melanocephala
Pic3. Bird ringing site
Pic4. The Bird ObservatoryAntikythera